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Now playing Next Europe News Israel slams Russian FM's comments on Nazism and Ukraine Sergey Lavrov repeated Moscow's baseless claims about 'Nazis' in Ukraine, and also stated falsely that Hitler was partly Jewish, prompting fury in Israel. 02/05/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine US says Russia planning to annex eastern Ukraine this month A senior American official says Russia is planning to hold "sham referenda" and recognize the southern city of Kherson as an independent republic. 02/05/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine Top US lawmaker Nancy Pelosi meets Zelenskyy in Ukraine Pelosi, second in line to the presidency after the vice president, is the highest-ranking US leader to visit Ukraine since the start of the war. 01/05/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine war: Civilians being evacuated from Mariupol steel plant A long-awaited effort to evacuate people from a steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol was under way on Sunday, the United Nations said. 01/05/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine war: Many Russian forces suffering 'weakened morale', UK says Russia is still facing "considerable challenges" in Ukraine, the UK Ministry of Defence said, with many troops likely suffering from "weakened morale". 30/04/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine Civilians in Mariupol steel mill 'begging to get saved' The situation inside the vast Soviet-era Avozstal steel plant has grown more extreme after Russia dropped a series of so-called “bunker buster” bombs and unguided munitions. 29/04/2022
Now playing Next no comment Kyiv demolishes historic Ukraine-Russia friendship monument A historic monument of Ukrainian and Russian friendship is being removed from the Kyiv city centre two months after Russia invaded Ukraine. 27/04/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine faces 'extremely difficult weeks', defence minister says Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov called for "resilience and unity" as the Russian army's build-up of forces for a major offensive in the east was deemed complete. 27/04/2022
Now playing Next Cult Zelenskyy praises the power of art in address to Venice Biennale Among the events at the Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition is "This is Ukraine: Defending Freedom". Both engaged and artistic, it’s a project of monumental proportions, showing in one of Venice’s largest buildings. 26/04/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine: Boris Johnson rejects 'NATO proxy war' allegations Johnson said in a TV interview “They are trying to frame this as a conflict between Russia and the West, or Russia and NATO. That’s not what is going on.” 26/04/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine Kyiv wants UN to help Mariupol residents, as Russia strikes railways Ukraine's government said there was no agreement on an evacuation ceasefire with Russia in Mariupol, and called on the UN to broker a deal to rescue trapped civilians. 25/04/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine Zelenskyy meets with top-level US delegation, promised military aid Zelenskyy met face-to-face with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin in Kyiv on Sunday night, with the Americans promising military aid and the return of diplomats 25/04/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine What happened in the Ukraine war on Sunday? On the 60th day since the Russian invasion began, a number of international organisations and political and religious leaders urged Russia to declare a truce and allow civilians to evacuate from Mariupol. 24/04/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine Zelenskyy would meet with Putin 'to end the war' Speaking at a press conference inside a Kyiv metro station on Saturday evening, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he 'wasn't afraid' of meeting his Russian counterpart. 23/04/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine Zelenskyy says 120,000 civilians stuck in Mariupol as evacuations halt Ukraine says Russian shelling meant no evacuations were possible from Mariupol on Thursday. The city's mayor alleges 'mass burials' of civilians in a nearby village. 21/04/2022
Now playing Next Europe News No Ukraine peace demands received from Russia, says Zelenskyy The Ukrainian president said he not seen or heard about any draft document that Moscow says it has passed on indicating its requirements to end the war. 20/04/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine 'New phase of war' as Russia's offensive in east begins The Ukrainian military’s General Staff said Tuesday that Russian forces are focusing their efforts on taking full control over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in the east. 19/04/2022
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine's Zelenskyy accuses Russia of trying to 'destroy the Donbas' "Russian soldiers are preparing for an offensive in the east of our country in the near future. They literally want to finish off and destroy the Donbas," said Zelenskyy. 18/04/2022